Dirigo Drops 50/100

Let's start with the headline performance...from Boothbay Harbor.

Dirigo's Abby Luczynski hit 6 threes and exploded for 50(!) points, Emma Witas added 19. Tatum French had 21 for Boothbay and Dirigo won 103-46.

That's the second 50-point performance of the year--both of them girls.

When you're scrolling the scores, every so often there's a score that elicits an audible response and we had one of those last night when Bonny Eagle beat Windham 83-75 in overtime.

But there's more.

Bonny Eagle beat Windham on a night they got 41 points from Tyrie James and needed a rally to come back down 11 in the 4th quarter and force overtime. And then they still won in overtime. It's a huge win for Bonny Eagle, who was led by Max Bouchard's 18 points. They had 5 players in double figures.

I went to Medomak Valley's 9th Annual "Paws for the Cause", the Panthers' version of a pink uniform game, with the fundraising to benefit the Lincoln Health Breast Care Program. It's a fun event with a varsity doubleheader against a rival, this time Lincoln Academy.

In the boys game, Lincoln Academy built a 13-point lead in the first half as Medomak couldn't make a shot. Then, the Panthers proceeded to erase that deficit with a 15-2 run to close the half, punctuated by this Kollin Donlin tip in at the buzzer. Donlin finished with 19 & 8.

They extended the run to 23-4 in the second half before Lincoln Academy stopped the bleeding. Medomak held on for a 58-51 win. Mason Nguyen led all scorers with 20.

In-between the games, there was a touching moment of silence for breast cancer victims.

In the first matchup, the girls game was a sloppy mess that got exciting at the end as Medomak rallied down 10 in the fourth. The rematch was...a sloppy mess that got exciting at the end. And because people asked, the Misery Rating (turnovers + fouls) was...100 (61 turnovers + 39 fouls). Only this time, Medomak's comeback came up short. Rowan Coffin hit 2 clutch threes down the stretch (she led everyone with 12) and Lillian Labrie went 4-4 from the line as the Eagles kept their playoff hopes alive.

I think we can write Marshwood, Freeport, and Yarmouth in Sharpie. That leaves, realistically, Medomak, Lake Region, and Leavitt for 2 spots with Cape, Lincoln, and Morse hoping to play spoiler.

Last night's Edward Little and Brunswick game was largely a battle for seeding, with the Eddies and Dragons essentially locked in the 2/3 range (with some disaster scenarios where they could fall to 4). There's probably not a huge difference between 2 and 3 in the seeding, unless you like your quarterfinal matchup better one way or the other.

You could look at is as a potential regional semifinal preview and if that's the case, things are promising. Akol Maiwen scored 25 points and Edward Little put the game away at the free throw line, outlasting Brunswick 65-61 in overtime and sweeping the season series.

Jimmy James (not from NewsRadio) was there.

Edward Little boys basketball outlasts Brunswick in overtime thriller

The Red Eddies clinch the game at the free-throw line, taking down the Dragons for the second time this season.

The Portland Press HeraldJimmy JamesStaff Writer

Staying in A North boys, Nolan Ames scored 19 points in Camden's win over Mt. Ararat, which would normally be relegated to the "Elsewhere" section below, except that he entered the game needed a mere 9 points to pass Tyler McFarland as Camden's all-time leading scorer (1,403). So congratulations to Nolan.

I think we also need an updated list of each school's record holder (and number). We could have a school leaderboard.

Elsewhere

Cyran Cairleglio went off for 41 as Hodgdon crushed Ashland...Trace Moody dropped 25 in Gardiner's win over Leavitt...Harrison Fitzpatrick's 23 led Bangor over Mt. Blue...Owen Beaureguard had 19 in Cape's win over Waynflete...Gavin Fanjoy scored 7 of his 17 in a big third quarter rally for Erskine over Mt. View...Nick Jamo's 19 led Poland over Wells...Gabe Jackson had 25 and Darius Johnson added 19 & 11 as SoPo rolled in the second half over Kennebunk...Owen Oranellas' 17 led Yarmouth to a big Heal Point win over Lake Region...Kylie Lamson dropped 23 on Portland...Logan Doughty led a balanced Gorham attack with 15 against Falmouth...OOB's Corinne Androkitis dropped 20 on NYA...Quinn Pelletier had 18 in a win over Easton...Annie Whitmore's 15 led SoPo over Kennebunk...Jakobe Gagne had 11 & 7 as Waterville beat MCI...Oak Hill's Jillian Smith dropped 20 on Monmouth...Spruce got 21 from Lily Bellerose in a blowout of Mountain Valley...Rory Tompkins' 17 led Yarmouth over Lake Region...Nya Avery went for 20 in York's overtime win over Greely...Amaya Thomas had 17 as Temple beat Richmond...Maranacook's Alice Ferran went for 20 against Madison...Cape nearly pitched a first half shutout against Waynflete. Sadie Raffaele led the way with 15...Dexter nearly pitched a complete game shutout against Penquis...David Edwards' 23 & 12 led Richmond past Temple...Adam Fitzgerald's 17 led a balanced scoring attack for Scarborough over Marshwood...Silas Nielsen had 21 points, 12 boards, and 7 blocked shots in Sacopee Valley's win over Traip. Jack Kern scored 35 in the losing effort...Cai Dougher went off for 28 and Spruce had a 31 point third quarter to get by Mountain Valley...Simon Gellis had 18 as TA beat Noble...Jameson Fitzpatrick and Khaelon Watkins each scored 16 as Cheverus squeaked by Portland...Joao Samba had 17 as Lewiston blew out Oxford Hills...Emily Groves scored 21 as Freeport beat Fryeburg...Isabelle Tice's 18 led Marshwood by Scarborough...Megyn Mertens' 20 & 11 helped Wells get by Poland...Sadie Trams had 21 in Ashland's win over Hodgdon.

You've probably seen the report that Bill Belichick won't be a first ballot Hall of Famer, because of spite.

This is obviously stupid and petty and a terrible look for the NFL. But it's also a bad look for the Colts. Maybe they can hang a "We Made Belichick Wait a Year for the Hall" banner.

Jayson Tatum gave an interesting interview about his injury, recovery, and concerns about how he might fit in to the Celtics if/when he returns this season.

We're heading to boys B North, where MDI is heading to Hermon.

Hermon won the first matchup of the year, 92-84 in triple overtime. That's an unrealistic expectation.

MDI has one of the best offenses in the state. They're 6th in scoring at 72.4 ppg and 6th in %Perfect at 80.7%. They'll face one of the best defensive teams in the state in Hermon. They're 11th (1st in B) in scoring defense and 8th in the state in %Perfect at 77.5%.

As for the Tourney Odds, MDI needs to win out (or lose to Bapst and get help) to move up from the 4. Hermon has a lot more range.

Would one overtime be too much to ask for?

The Model's picks for the rest of today's games are after the jump.